I didn’t even realize this until 2 minutes ago, but the flash and heart rate monitor on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge has a clear sticker over it. Look closely, yours probably does too, you just didn’t see it. Both my S6 and S6 Edge had them and I didn’t even notice because … Continued

I didn’t even realize this until 2 minutes ago, but the flash and heart rate monitor on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge has a clear sticker over it. Look closely, yours probably does too, you just didn’t see it. Both my S6 and S6 Edge had them and I didn’t even notice because the stickers are so perfectly cut and fit to the little glass covering.

Most stickers on things like the camera or edges of a phone almost always show themselves depending on the angle, but this little guy might go unnoticed unless someone pointed it out. So, we are doing that right now. Remove that thing!

And if you haven’t already, you should probably remove the sticker on your camera lens as well. It’s a little more obvious to the eye, but you will want that gone to make sure your pictures look as good as the Galaxy S6 can make them. Seriously, remove it. It’s not there for permanent protection, screen protector fans.

Need some new flash storage in your life? Maybe a micro SD card to hold your growing movie and music collections? Amazon has you covered today, with a 60% off sale on many of Sony’s flash storage products. A 16GB micro SD card can be had for $7.99. That’s kind of nuts to think about. … Continued

Need some new flash storage in your life? Maybe a micro SD card to hold your growing movie and music collections? Amazon has you covered today, with a 60% off sale on many of Sony’s flash storage products.

A 16GB micro SD card can be had for $7.99. That’s kind of nuts to think about. If you need more, a 32GB card runs just $11.99; 64GB for $25.99.

And if micro SD is not what you need, maybe a full sized memory card for your camera or a USB drive will do the trick. Yep, those are on sale too.

Misfit is perhaps best known for its apps and wearables, but the company’s ambitions apparently lie far beyond fitness tracking. This morning, it unveiled the Bolt, a wirelessly-connected LED lightbulb with companion Android software. The Bolt, which will land for a relatively affordable $50 later this year, marks the company’s first foray into the intelligent appliance market. Predictably, it integrates well with … Continued

Misfit is perhaps best known for its apps and wearables, but the company’s ambitions apparently lie far beyond fitness tracking. This morning, it unveiled the Bolt, a wirelessly-connected LED lightbulb with companion Android software.

The Bolt, which will land for a relatively affordable $50 later this year, marks the company’s first foray into the intelligent appliance market. Predictably, it integrates well with the Misfit ecosystem, connecting with a Flash or Shine for simpler power toggling and synchronization with stored sleep schedules. When paired, the Bolt can automatically tune to shades best conducive to rest, or act as a visual alarm clock.

The Bolt can also be controlled with the aforementioned app, of course, via Bluetooth. It’s nicely designed but unfortunately stripped down, allowing for little more than color selection. Advanced tasks like scheduling require setting up a compatible, third-party hub on your wireless network; only the Logitech Harmony Home will work at launch.

The Bolt is available for pre-order at Misfit’s website (later from Amazon), and will go on sale in February.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2015/01/06/misfit-intros-the-bolt-a-wirelessly-connected-smart-bulb/feed/12FlashME Turns Your Android Phone’s Flash Into a Notification Lighthttps://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/15/flashme-turns-your-android-phones-flash-into-a-notification-light/
https://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/15/flashme-turns-your-android-phones-flash-into-a-notification-light/#commentsTue, 15 Jan 2013 19:43:04 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=95294Just in case the front notification light on your device wasn’t getting the job done, we wanted to point out this app called FlashME that turns your phone’s rear camera flash into the ultimate notifier. In the free version, you can set it up to flash during calls and text messages, but if you want … Continued

Just in case the front notification light on your device wasn’t getting the job done, we wanted to point out this app called FlashME that turns your phone’s rear camera flash into the ultimate notifier. In the free version, you can set it up to flash during calls and text messages, but if you want more control, you’ll have to pony up $0.99 for the full version which then allows you to pick and choose which apps are attached to FlashME.

I will say that the app is a bit intense and probably wouldn’t work for me on a daily basis. With that said, I can see how there could be times when you need some extra notification juice and this may come in handy.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/15/flashme-turns-your-android-phones-flash-into-a-notification-light/feed/26Flash Downloader Lets You Download Flash in Case You Missed the Deadlinehttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/16/flash-downloader-lets-you-download-flash-in-case-you-missed-the-deadline/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/16/flash-downloader-lets-you-download-flash-in-case-you-missed-the-deadline/#commentsThu, 16 Aug 2012 19:47:40 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=79527If you missed the deadline to download Adobe Flash to your Android device, or yours runs Jelly Bean, then Flash Downloader is an option for you to get official Flash installed. It’s a Google Play app that when opened, initiates the download of a Flash .apk from Adobe’s servers. It doesn’t get much cleaner than … Continued

If you missed the deadline to download Adobe Flash to your Android device, or yours runs Jelly Bean, then Flash Downloader is an option for you to get official Flash installed. It’s a Google Play app that when opened, initiates the download of a Flash .apk from Adobe’s servers. It doesn’t get much cleaner than this.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/16/flash-downloader-lets-you-download-flash-in-case-you-missed-the-deadline/feed/14Reminder: New Installs of Adobe Flash to be Blocked Starting Tomorrowhttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/14/reminder-new-installs-of-adobe-flash-to-be-blocked-starting-tomorrow/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/14/reminder-new-installs-of-adobe-flash-to-be-blocked-starting-tomorrow/#commentsTue, 14 Aug 2012 18:15:51 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=79087Tomorrow is the day that Adobe marked as the beginning of the end for Flash on Android. Starting tomorrow, updates of Flash from Google Play will be limited to those who already have it installed on their device. Meaning, no fresh installs – only updates. Development of mobile Flash for Android was killed off in … Continued

Tomorrow is the day that Adobe marked as the beginning of the end for Flash on Android. Starting tomorrow, updates of Flash from Google Play will be limited to those who already have it installed on their device. Meaning, no fresh installs – only updates. Development of mobile Flash for Android was killed off in November, but the software has seen updates from time to time for security fixes.

As mentioned plenty of times previously, the newest version of Android is unsupported by Flash, so many users out there basically have no use for the application. If you’re running a device that does allow for the install of Flash, you may want to install it today before it’s gone for good.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/14/reminder-new-installs-of-adobe-flash-to-be-blocked-starting-tomorrow/feed/77Adobe: Flash Not Certified for Jelly Bean, Will Block Users From Downloading It After August 15https://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/29/adobe-flash-not-certified-for-jelly-bean-will-block-users-from-downloading-it-after-august-15/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/29/adobe-flash-not-certified-for-jelly-bean-will-block-users-from-downloading-it-after-august-15/#commentsFri, 29 Jun 2012 14:59:00 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=74427 If you are running Jelly Bean in some form, you can go into the Google Play store and download Adobe Flash. It even works pretty well. However, since Adobe killed off development of mobile Flash back in November, they have announced that it has not been certified for Android 4.1 and that the experience … Continued

If you are running Jelly Bean in some form, you can go into the Google Play store and download Adobe Flash. It even works pretty well. However, since Adobe killed off development of mobile Flash back in November, they have announced that it has not been certified for Android 4.1 and that the experience could be unpredictable. They also want users to know that after August 15, they will kill off downloads of the app through the Google Play store, for those that do not already have it installed. Since they are no longer certifying it for new OS versions or phones, they probably do not want users downloading it, having a horrible experience, and then trashing them through ratings.

Here is the full statement:

Beginning August 15th we will use the configuration settings in the Google Play Store to limit continued access to Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed. Devices that do not have Flash Player already installed are increasingly likely to be incompatible with Flash Player and will no longer be able to install it from the Google Play Store after August 15th.

The easiest way to ensure ongoing access to Flash Player on Android 4.0 or earlier devices is to use certified devices and ensure that the Flash Player is either pre-installed by the manufacturer or installed from Google Play Store before August 15th. If a device is upgraded from Android 4.0 to Android 4.1, the current version of Flash Player may exhibit unpredictable behavior, as it is not certified for use with Android 4.1. Future updates to Flash Player will not work. We recommend uninstalling Flash Player on devices which have been upgraded to Android 4.1.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/29/adobe-flash-not-certified-for-jelly-bean-will-block-users-from-downloading-it-after-august-15/feed/76Android App Updates: NOVA Launcher, Adobe Flash, Adobe AIR, Facebook, Tumblr and Total Commanderhttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/08/android-app-updates-nova-launcher-adobe-flash-adobe-air-facebook-tumblr-and-total-commander/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/08/android-app-updates-nova-launcher-adobe-flash-adobe-air-facebook-tumblr-and-total-commander/#commentsFri, 08 Jun 2012 21:00:43 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=72135When Friday rolls around each week, we tend to see a bunch of app updates hit the Play store as teams finish up projects before heading into the weekend. This week is no exception, as new releases of Facebook, Tumblr, Adobe Flash and AIR, Total Commander, and Nova Launcher all showed up within the last … Continued

When Friday rolls around each week, we tend to see a bunch of app updates hit the Play store as teams finish up projects before heading into the weekend. This week is no exception, as new releases of Facebook, Tumblr, Adobe Flash and AIR, Total Commander, and Nova Launcher all showed up within the last 24 hours. Most of them were released to squash bugs, but with apps like Nova and Tumblr, we get some new goodies to talk about.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/08/android-app-updates-nova-launcher-adobe-flash-adobe-air-facebook-tumblr-and-total-commander/feed/30Brand New Firefox Beta Released on Android, Say Hello to a New UI and Flash Supporthttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/15/brand-new-firefox-beta-released-on-android-say-hello-to-a-new-ui-and-flash-support/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/15/brand-new-firefox-beta-released-on-android-say-hello-to-a-new-ui-and-flash-support/#commentsTue, 15 May 2012 19:40:42 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=69745Every time Mozilla announces that a new Firefox beta has been released (this time to the Play Store), a part of me hopes that it is nothing short of awesome. And not that I’m all that willing to give up on Chrome, but competition is good and having used Firefox on a PC for so … Continued

Every time Mozilla announces that a new Firefox beta has been released (this time to the Play Store), a part of me hopes that it is nothing short of awesome. And not that I’m all that willing to give up on Chrome, but competition is good and having used Firefox on a PC for so long before Chrome became such a powerhouse, it would be nice to see it carve out a niche on mobile as well. Then I install it and always immediately say, “Ugh.” Such is the case again today with the latest beta that introduces a new UI and Flash support.

The changelog got me excited, especially with the “user interface has been completely re-designed.” Unfortunately, the good news seems to stop there. It’s still buggy, clunky, and freezes up during the simplest of tasks. Once you get it rollin’, it can open pages fairly fast, but the way multi-touch and scrolling work are odd enough to give you a headache. The Flash support is welcomed though. I guess I’ll just have to wait for the next release.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/15/brand-new-firefox-beta-released-on-android-say-hello-to-a-new-ui-and-flash-support/feed/32Adobe Flash, Google Maps, and Evernote Receive Updates in Android Markethttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/15/adobe-flash-google-maps-and-evernote-receive-updates-in-android-market/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/15/adobe-flash-google-maps-and-evernote-receive-updates-in-android-market/#commentsWed, 15 Feb 2012 20:57:59 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=61520Three of our favorite and most used apps all received updates today. Adobe’s Flash Player 11 has been updated with a few security enhancments. Sorry, no Chrome Beta still. The Google Maps application has been updated for improved battery performance on Latitude and Location History. And finally, Evernote is receiving lots of bug fixes, an improved interface … Continued

Three of our favorite and most used apps all received updates today. Adobe’s Flash Player 11 has been updated with a few security enhancments. Sorry, no Chrome Beta still. The Google Maps application has been updated for improved battery performance on Latitude and Location History. And finally, Evernote is receiving lots of bug fixes, an improved interface for Explore Evernote and a fix for the copy/paste issue in the note editor.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/15/adobe-flash-google-maps-and-evernote-receive-updates-in-android-market/feed/30Wednesday Poll: Does it matter to you that mobile Flash is dead?https://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/08/wednesday-poll-does-it-matter-to-your-that-mobile-flash-is-dead/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/08/wednesday-poll-does-it-matter-to-your-that-mobile-flash-is-dead/#commentsWed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:28 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=60906Adobe announced a couple of months ago that its mobile version of Flash would no longer be developed for and that it was essentially dead. At one time, mobile Flash was one of the #1 selling points for Android phone manufacturers. Once Froyo hit, you couldn’t turn around without seeing Moto or HTC or Verizon … Continued

Adobe announced a couple of months ago that its mobile version of Flash would no longer be developed for and that it was essentially dead. At one time, mobile Flash was one of the #1 selling points for Android phone manufacturers. Once Froyo hit, you couldn’t turn around without seeing Moto or HTC or Verizon bragging about the “full web” thanks to Adobe Flash. Now that those days are all but over and major apps like Chrome will not have mobile Flash, we are wondering if it matters to anyone. The web is moving more and more towards HTML5 and according to our poll yesterday, folks have decided that apps without Flash might be more valuable compared to those that have it. So let us know, will you miss Flash?

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/08/wednesday-poll-does-it-matter-to-your-that-mobile-flash-is-dead/feed/141Adobe: Chrome for Android Does Not Support Flashhttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/07/adobe-chrome-for-android-does-not-support-flash/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/07/adobe-chrome-for-android-does-not-support-flash/#commentsTue, 07 Feb 2012 20:25:53 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=60758Many people realized after downloading Chrome for Android beta that it did not support Adobe’s Flash. Should we be surprised by this? Well, Adobe doesn’t think so. Last November they did announce that they would no longer be developing Flash for mobile browsers. So any new browsers that come to the Market, we can expect … Continued

Today Google introduced Chrome for Android Beta. As we announced last November, Adobe is no longer developing Flash Player for mobile browsers, and thus Chrome for Android Beta does not support Flash content. Flash Player continues to be supported within the current Android browser.

No shock here, folks. But could the lack of Flash support turn you off from the new Chrome beta? At least for now until something better comes along?

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/07/adobe-chrome-for-android-does-not-support-flash/feed/143Flash Video Browser Brings You Full Hulu Just Like on Your PChttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/26/flash-video-browser-brings-you-full-hulu-just-like-on-your-pc/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/26/flash-video-browser-brings-you-full-hulu-just-like-on-your-pc/#commentsFri, 27 Jan 2012 05:17:25 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=59702All I can say to this app is “Wow.” If you have grown sick of waiting for Hulu to release some sort of non-membership app or to add your device to their supported list, you may want to check out Flash Video Browser. Using this app, you can watch all the Hulu you could ever … Continued

All I can say to this app is “Wow.” If you have grown sick of waiting for Hulu to release some sort of non-membership app or to add your device to their supported list, you may want to check out Flash Video Browser. Using this app, you can watch all the Hulu you could ever dream of, just like you do through a PC browser. No subscription required, just free web-only content that for whatever reason, has been blocked from mobile devices.

And here’s to hoping that this doesn’t get shut down in the next couple of days now that it has started to get some attention.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/26/flash-video-browser-brings-you-full-hulu-just-like-on-your-pc/feed/59Both Adobe Flash 11 and Adobe AIR Receive New Security Updateshttps://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/16/both-adobe-flash-11-and-adobe-air-receive-new-security-updates/
https://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/16/both-adobe-flash-11-and-adobe-air-receive-new-security-updates/#commentsMon, 16 Jan 2012 20:41:40 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=58674Since we know that Adobe is no longer adding features to Flash 11 and AIR, the new updates that were released this morning can be nothing more than security fixes. We love updates, but these reminders that mobile Flash is dead are sort of depressing. Market Links: Flash | AIR Cheers DL app tipster!

Since we know that Adobe is no longer adding features to Flash 11 and AIR, the new updates that were released this morning can be nothing more than security fixes. We love updates, but these reminders that mobile Flash is dead are sort of depressing.

]]>https://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/16/both-adobe-flash-11-and-adobe-air-receive-new-security-updates/feed/50Adobe Flash Player Updated For Ice Cream Sandwich And Galaxy Nexushttps://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/adobe-flash-player-updated-for-ice-cream-sandwich-and-galaxy-nexus/
https://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/adobe-flash-player-updated-for-ice-cream-sandwich-and-galaxy-nexus/#commentsThu, 15 Dec 2011 22:57:53 +0000http://www.droid-life.com/?p=56132What is one way to make your new Samsung Galaxy Nexus better than it already is? How about adding Flash onto it? That’s right, head on over to the Android Market now and you can download the application that was one of the biggest Android selling points as an OS. There was some fear that … Continued

What is one way to make your new Samsung Galaxy Nexus better than it already is? How about adding Flash onto it? That’s right, head on over to the Android Market now and you can download the application that was one of the biggest Android selling points as an OS. There was some fear that Flash would never make it onto the new Nexus after Adobe’s closing of it in the past couple weeks, but everyone that got on the Android 4.0 train should be set to go now. Adobe has made good on their promise to provide us with an application that works with ICS and we are going to enjoy it.